Police Grab Teens On Robbery Charge

Wilson police, assisted by units from Easton and Palmer Township, arrested two juveniles Monday night less than a hour after they allegedly tried to rob a woman at a borough automated teller machine.

Wilson Sgt. Calvin Siegfried said the youths were also involved in the Sunday night armed robbery at a borough convenience store, along with another juvenile who has not been arrested. Those apprehended Monday night included a 14-year-old from Wilson and a 15-year-old from Easton. The other youth is a 16-year-old from Easton.

Siegfried said he received information Monday that two people fitting the description of those involved in the Sunday night heist had been to the Pizza Hut near 17th Street and Washington Boulevard.

He said the duo asked what time the store closed and left. Police received the attempted robbery report around 10:15 p.m. The pizza restaurant was due to close at 11 p.m. Fearing a robbery attempt, Siegfried said he waited in the pizza parlor. The youths were spotted in the vicinity around 11 p.m. and caught after a brief chase.

Police said they confiscated a black BB gun, along with two blue and gold knit caps, both with "Wilson" stitched across the front. Both caps had eye holes cut in them. According to police reports, someone wearing a gold ski mask was involved in both the convenience store holdup and the attempted robbery.

In the attempted robbery, police said a woman reported a thin white male about 5 feet 5 inches tall approached her after she made a withdrawal from an automated teller machine at the Lafayette Bank at 18th and Butler streets. The suspect pulled a gun on the woman and told her to give him her money.

According to police, the woman replied she wasn't afraid of his "squirt gun." The suspect then told her it wasn't a squirt gun and cocked the weapon. The victim jumped into her car, left the scene and called police.

The convenience store robbery occurred around 8:30 p.m. at Bob's C-Mart and Deli at 2134 Northampton St. In that incident, two suspects walked into the store, one wearing a gold ski mask. The masked suspect ordered the clerk to give him the money in the cash register, which she did. The pair got away with $235.

Police said the 14-year-old was released to his parents, while the 15-year-old was released to the custody of Valley Youth House.